Ford UK is offering customers a new way to place your GPS navigator system: Beside your rear mirror! The sat nav unit will be fitted alongside the rear view mirror in an extended holder.  Replacing the original rear view mirror, the system which is called “MirrorNavi” system, displays GPS instructions on a 3.5-inch touchscreen display which is integrated into the rear view mirror, simply by clipping onto your existing rear view mirror. This smartly avoids the need to do any damage to your dashboard.

Insurance companies have confirmed that “MirrorNavi” is defined as a fitted navigation system for their purposes and another advantage is the absence of suction cup marks on the windscreen which might alert thieves. I doubt any thieves right now would actually peek into your car and notice the thing clipping on your rear mirror.

However, I personally think that this should be considered a joke, unless you’re driving your car in a reverse-style. You know, something along Jackie Chan’s movie. Looking for directions on the “MirrorNavi” will require the driver to look away from the front view, which is kind of dangerous. What’s more, the height of the rear view mirror might not be too comfortable for some drivers, which needs to look up to have a look of the direction. What’s more, there’s touchscreen. I can already imagine the troubles that you’ll find inconvenient.

“MirrorNavi” is made by Garmin and Wollnikom and includes a 3.5-inch touchscreen colour display, an internal memory and card slot, 2D or 3D map display, destination memory, EcoRoute and maps and voice response for more than 70 countries and languages. Yours for £299 excluding local dealer fitting charges.